Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

A DAKOTA editor got mad at the Post
master for calling his paper second
class matter"
Much anxiety is felt in London be-
cause of the threatening attitude of the
unemployed workingmen of the city.
ELIHU B. WAsHBURSE, ex-minister to
France, died of congestion of the heart,
Oct. %, at the residence of his son in
Chicago.
IT is stated that Secretary Bayard will
be married early in the winter to Miss
Sophia Markoe, clerk in the state de-
partment, about fifty years Of age.
Mr. YoLMAN, a wealthy resident Of Kan
sas City, followed his wife TO Montreal,
where she had gone with a handsomer
man, found the fugitive, and took her
back home.
L. j. WEEKS g. Co., jewellers at Elgin,
H., were closed Monday by Chicago
creditors. The Liabilities are less than
$4,000.
10 HAPPY SING, barber, and All Yung,
laundry man, Cinnamon, took out nat
uralization papers at Clinton, Iowa, Mon
day.
q. A. WELTER, Union soldier, editor
of the Freie Presse, at Yankton, ID. r.,
and ex-register of the land Office at that
place, died Monday.
JUDGE T. W. TAYLOR was Monday ap-
pointed Chief ustice of Manitoba, vice
Wallbridge, deceased.
j. G. FLooD, of California, bonanza
king, is reported to be physical wreck
FROM the shock caused By the failure of
! the bic California wheat deal
IT was reported at the meeting of the
English Lutherans at Richmond, Ind,
Thursday that a legacy % 100000 had
been received for theological Summary,
which will probably be located at Chica-
go.
DELLA PARKS, aged 16, daughter OF a
farmer living near Perham, Nina, has
eloped with George Rosinck, 80 years
old, an employee of the girls father.
The famous Hungarian violinist, Re-
menyi, who was well known in the United
States, has been drowned in shipwteck
off the coast of Madagascar.
Snow to the depth of six inches fell
at Waupaca, Wis, on the oath inst. 1t
is SAID there are not less than 100000
bushels of potatoes yet undug in that
county. :.
RECEIVER ARMSTRONG has announced
that he is ready to declare dividend of
25 per cent. on all proved up claims
against the Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati.
THE Red river at st. Vincent, Mimi,
is frozen over and foot passengers are
crossing the ice. The river has not been
frozen over so early for thirty years.
FoR general State purposes, the Gov
vernon and the State Auditor of Illinois
have agreed upon tax of $40 mills on
each dollar; and for school purposes,
l 40 mills on each dollar.
The flour output at Minneapolis last
week reached 175,500 barrels, against
l63,600 barrels the preceding week. The
demand is good, and millers have ad-
yauced prices about 10 per cent.
LORD KIsNABD, President of the Lon
don Young Women's Christian Associa
ton addressed the meeting of the Young
Women's Christian Association, of the
United States Wednesday in New York.
THE visible supply of wheat and corn
Oct 20, was, respectively 32,3Ss,046 and
1886 bushels. Since last report wheat
increased 6S7, S03 bushels, and corn de-
creased 217 bushels.
The failure of the lumber firm of Rood
g. Maxwell, of Washburn, Wis, is report
ed Attachments have been made by
creditors on claims aggregEting $780,
600. The liabilities are placed at $500,
OG0.
IN a special race for $1,000 side Mon
day, at Lexington, Ky, Morrissey's Ka-
lOolah beat Harper's Valuable by six
he nil h.a mi a
and seventy yards in l47ls
PARKER P1LLsBURY, the aboitionist,
was given reception at Adrian, Mich,
Tuesday night. TWAS attended by many
who gave voice and money in the cause
of the slave years ago. A large number
of Qdakers greeted the old man.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln was uu-
yelled an the 22d inst. at Lincoln park by
a grandson of the president, and large
crowd was present to view the ceremony,
in spite of the inclemeucy of the weather.
Hon. Leonard Sweet, Lincoln's intimate
friend delivered an eloquent Grafton.
For the Capital stakes, furlonks, run
at Washington Thursday, George Oyster,
carrying 100 pounds, won in l;l4, on q
heavy traok-a remarkable performance.
Mclaughlin rode the winner, and Isaac
MuTpuy hhu Tue iuuubl On lue oul1 OtuSI
starter, Raceland.
NEGROES belonging to the Knights OF
Labor are causing trouble on the sugar
plantation to Louisiana They demand
ed increase to pay, and, on being refused,
went on a strike. They refused to per
init willing men to til their positions,
and State troops were dispatched by Gov
ernor McEnery Thursday TO quell any
disturbance they might cause.
AcRcuLAR showing the cost of main
tanning the Illinois State charitable insti-
tutions WAS issued Wednesday. The
Northern Insane Asylum cost SS6,sS7
during the yesr. $l62 per capita. The
total cost TO the State of its institutions
was S9s5,2G average cost per capita
S16565.
II is reported from Pittsburg that iron
and steel workers belonging to the
Knights OF Labor are preparing to show
their strength" and propose TO formr-
late a scale of wages on a gigantic plan
ii 4F.s To-.